Matches on TV
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Jan 17 | Burnley | 0 - 0 | A |
| Jan 11 | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | H |
| Jan 5 | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Jan 21 | Derby County | A | |
| Jan 25 | Plymouth Argyle | H | |
| Feb 3 | Middlesbrough | A | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sheff Utd | 26 | 19 | 54 |
| 2 | Burnley | 25 | 22 | 51 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 27 | 17 | 51 |
| 4 | Leeds | 25 | 28 | 50 |
| 5 | Blackburn | 26 | 8 | 42 |